Supreme Court of the United States
Wilkins v. United States
March 28, 2023598 U.S. 152
Summary
The Supreme Court held that the Quiet Title Act’s twelve‑year time limit, 28 U.S.C. §2409a(g), is a nonjurisdictional claims‑processing rule, reversing the Ninth Circuit’s dismissal for lack of subject‑matter jurisdiction and remanding for further proceedings. The Court emphasized the clear‑statement rule for jurisdictional statutes and rejected the Government’s reliance on prior decisions that treated the provision as jurisdictional. Justice Thomas dissented, arguing the time limit is jurisdictional as a condition on the waiver of sovereign immunity.